10 Open World Locations You Shouldn't Enter
4. New Austin - Red Dead Redemption 2
Being a wanted man means that a lot of places are off-limits, even in the communication-challenged Wild West. And in Red Dead Redemption 2, one of the big ones is New Austin.
You can't enter New Austin safely until the epilogue. Don't even try, you won't last long. See, after the Blackwater massacre, the Pinkertons put the entire state on lockdown. The furthest in you can go is Blackwater, and even then, just walking into the place will get you an instant Wanted level and a horde of cops to outrun. If you spend too long in New Austin, you can expect Arthur Morgan's story to end quite abruptly indeed.
Go too far into New Austin, and an invisible sniper will gun you down right quick. You can't see or find him, but he and his bullets can sure as hell find you.
It's much better to consider that entire portion of the map off-limits until the epilogue of the game. Unless you know some very specific glitches, there ain't nothing for you there except pain and suffering.